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Ground finches with large bills are favored during times of drought, while ground finches with small bills are favored during times when water is abundant. This is an example of Blank______.Multiple choice question.diversifying selectionstabilizing selectionbalancing selectionoscillating selection

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Ground finches with large bills are favored during times of drought, while ground finches with small bills are favored during times when water is abundant. This is an example of Blank______.Multiple choice question.diversifying selectionstabilizing selectionbalancing selectionoscillating selection

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This is an example of oscillating selection. Oscillating selection refers to the situation where different phenotypes are favored at different times or in different places, causing the population's characteristics to oscillate back and forth. In this case, the size of the ground finch's bill oscillates between large and small, depending on the availability of water.

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